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Recent Reviews

It was our first visit to this region of France. The scenery was so beautiful with the vineyards and cornfields; it was indeed cut off from the rest of the world! After a long journey, Danielle, the owner greeted us warmly. Due to the time of our late arrival at the gite and it being on a Saturday, she was very kind to offer us some food and also showed us around to buy something to eat. She also provided a travel cot for our four month old baby so we did not have to worry about transporting our own.
The gite is fully equipped in terms of utensils where you can prepare any meal and even a barbecue. We have really enjoyed the alfresco area along with the swing and the beautiful garden with different types of trees: apple, pear, fig and all kinds of flowers and shrubs. For us who live in a flat, it was paradise!!
The gite is a Charentaise house and so very rustic with stones and wood works everywhere. It was like a dream because we love this type of interior design. For late September, we also managed to enjoy the amazing pool.
Its proximity to Cognac meant that we could do wine and Cognac tastings and we made new friends. There are also other cities like La Rochelle to visit the Fort Boyard. But for us it was more of a’ relaxation’ vacation and we made the most of the gite.
A week that went by too quickly and it was already time to leave.
We are going again in July next year.

I will start by saying that although there were only 6 of us staying there, Antony, the owner opened up the additional cottage next door as it was vacant for the week which allowed us even more space at no extra cost. This was thoroughly decent of him and indicates we were renting from someone who was genuinely keen on us having a good time. All that said there was more than adequate space in the main gite. We have stayed in numerous gites with Owners Direct in France, and whilst some have been finished to a higher standard, none have represented better value for money. For what we paid it was excellent. We wanted something for our grown up family with a pool at a reasonable price and this one fitted the bill perfectly. Great level of kit in the property, kitchen utensils, towels, seats, loungers, games, books, outside eating area, BBQ etc and the table tennis went down a treat. Also enjoyed an evening in the elevated bar where we kept dry, enjoyed a drink but were immersed in a late summer storm - spectacular. This is also a great area of France where a day out and evening meal in La Rochelle is a must - in our opinion you need a car at this location. Cognac is also great, with various tours available of the local Chateaux de Cognac distilleries. Julie lives in the village and was on hand to deal with any questions etc - she was also able to give advice on where to visit (useful to have a local contact where the language is not a barrier). Antony also reimbursed our security payment within 2 weeks without the need to be prompted which is not always the case. Overall we had a great time and would absolutely recommend this property as superb value for money - thankyou Antony!

We had a great holiday at this lovely house in very peaceful surroundings. Andy made the booking process very easy and was happy to be contacted if needed. The house was an ideal size for a family of five, all bedrooms were spacious, as was the lounge and kitchen. We enjoyed all of our meals outside but there would have been ample room in the dining kitchen. The large garden was great for the children to play in. We very much enjoyed the beaches in and around Royan which were perfect for young children and visits to Saintes (20 mins or so) and La Rochelle (1 hour).